669 Do Not 2 (1/2)
”As if stands now,” Dyon spoke, ”What are your odds of becoming Emperor of the Uidah?” Dyon spoke straight forwardly. Although having pawns was great, he would much rather them be willing to follow him.
When Dravil heard Dyon's question, his blood began to boil. Many saw his caution as unambitious, and rightfully so. But, the truth of the matter was that Dravil had dreams of his own, he was just too apprehensive to pursue them.
”The current most talented person in our clan is first saint son.” Dravil replied honestly, ”He is by far the most likely candidate. Usually, the candidate is chosen from the celestial sons and daughters since first dao son is our Emperor, however, first celestial daughter is a woman and also currently betrothed to first saint son.”
Dyon found this a bit weird, but this was only because he still held onto his mortal realm beliefs. After all, less than ten years ago, he was a teen working with computers and engineering parts all day on a less than healthy diet that his metabolism somehow made up for. Although, now that he thought about it, it was likely his soul making up for it.
This was odd to him on two fronts. For one, the age difference that had to exist. To climb to first daughter status, she had to be near the peak of the celestial stage, which meant, at a bare minimum, thousands of years of cultivation without the Epistemic Tower resources. Saint son was at most hundreds of years old.
The second oddity was even more glaring… They were family!
However, when Dyon saw the starry eyes Dravil got when he mentioned his own sister, he couldn't help but to turn his gaze away and ignore it for dear life.
In reality though, an age difference of thousands was nothing when comparing two who would without a doubt become dao formation experts.
Secondly, the main issues with incest were wiped away with the martial world. Children would be birthed perfectly healthy because any possibilities of disease would have been cleansed by the cultivation of their parents.
In addition to this, first saint son and first celestial daughter were definitely very, very, very distant relatives. Although they shared the Uidah blood line, so did billions of others. The number of family branches, and branches of branches, were innumerable. So, logically speaking, them marrying was no weirder than anyone in the mortal world marrying. After all, technically, everyone from the mortal realm originated from the same family branch.
”Are there any factions that disagree with this?” Although Dyon knew much about the Uidah, the intricacies of their inner workings could only be explained by someone who lived there.
”There are hundreds of family branches, each with their own interests. However, not all of them have viable candidates for such a role, so they can only acquiesce. Before my birth, there was no need for competition. However, when it was found that I inherited a faith seed, there were some stirrings.
”The problem is that catching up to first saint brother would be exceptionally difficult. He has been training in an entirely different quadrant for the past hundred years. If what you say is true, then he was without a doubt powerful enough to earn a spot in the Epistemic Tower. This means he likely has a leg up on me…”